
85 days. (Green Flesh) The variety grown at Rocky Ford, 
Colorado, under the name of Rocky Ford, is the Netted Gem 
which Burpee had the distinction of originating and intro- 
ducing in 1881. A pure Rocky Ford Cantaloupe, when ripe, 
has a silver-colored netting which is lace-like in appear- 
ance. The skin is green, turning to a peculiar gray color 
when the melons are fit for eating. The flesh is green and 
so sweet and luscious that it may be eaten close to the 
rind. Fruits are oval-shaped, firm and solid, weigh 1/% to 
2 lbs., slightly ribbed, with a medium sized seed cavity. 




Burpee’s 
Netted Gem 
583 New Yorker 
90 days. (Salmon Flesh) Also known as Schoon’s Hard Shell 
Bender. Similar to Bender’s Surprise in shape and general appear- 
ance, with the added advantage of possessing an extra hard shell, 
making it a good shipping variety. Fully ripe fruits keep better 
after harvest or stand longer in the field than most varieties. 
Fruits are deeply ribbed, well netted over a yellow skin and weigh 
from 5 to 8 lbs. Thesalmon flesh is of a delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% Ib. $1.35. 
571 Hearts of Gold © 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) Medium-sized melons of slightly elongated 
shape, 5 in. in diameter and 6 in. in length, nicely netted and weigh 
3 lbs. each. The rich, deep orange flesh is of the sweetest flaver, 
very thick, and ripens close to the rind. It is a heavy cropper; 
popular with home and market gardeners. A tough rind makes it 
excellent for shipping. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
569 Honey Rock © — Special Sirain 
85 days. (Salmon Flesh) Also called Sugar Rock. The medium 
size fruits have a gray-green skin with heavy, coarse netting. The 
deeply colored salmon flesh is deliciously sweet, with a fine, smooth 
texture and flavor all its own. The fruits are almost round, 5¥% in. 
in diameter, and due to the thick flesh are quite heavy, weighing 
about 3 lbs. each. Well adapted to growing in the home garden 
and the leading commercial variety in some sections. Very pro- 
ductive; good shipper. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 
548 Pride of Fordhook — orange flesh 
95 days. Developed on Fordhook Farms. The fruits, which are 
slightly ribbed, are oval to nearly round in shape and weigh 4 to’ 
5 lbs. each. The rind is a blue-gray prior to full edible stage, at 
which time the color changes to a golden yellow. The orange flesh 
is thick, solid, ripens right down to the rind, and the triangular 
seed cavity is small and compact. Unexcelled where a melon with 
its length of season will mature. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1/4 Ib. $1.25. 
575 Burpee’s Emerald Gem 
89 days. (Salmon Flesh) An excellent home-garden melon of flat- 
tened shape, dark green, 4 to 5 in. across, slightly ribbed and 
netted. Flesh is deep salmon, thick and of unsurpassed sweetness. 
Pick fruits while skin is still green. A quality melon for the homé 
garden. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 1% Ib. $1.10, 
547 Delicious © — For home and nearby markets 
86 days. (Orange Flesh) Melons grow 6 to 6% in. in diameter and 
6% to 7 in. long. Moderately ribbed and closely netted. Flesh is 
bright orange in color and delicious in flavor. Not suitable for long 
distance shipping. Heavy yielder of fruits that weigh about 5 Ibs. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
574 Burpee’s Fordhook 
85 days. (Orange Flesh) A small, flattened melon with prominent 
ribs and heavy gray netting. The flesh is bright orange, medium 
thick, fairly firm, sweet, spicy, with a high aroma. An early and 
popular melon for home use and nearby market. Productive. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 4 Ib. $1.40. 
30 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers 

564 Bender’s Surprise 
587 Banana 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 1/4 Ib. $1.10. 
553 Hale’s Best © —41so known as Sweet Eatin’ 
88 days. 
(Orange Flesh) Fruits are oval but occasionally some are more 
elongated, rounded at the ends, heavily netted, but the ribbing is indistinct. 
Delicious, sweet, bright salmon-orange flesh which is firm and fine grained. In 
addition to being America’s No. 1 shipping melon, it is desirable for local market 
and one of the best flavored for the home garden. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.00. 
a H 7 92 days. (Orange Flesh) A 
560 Pride of Wisconsin °? days. (Orange Biles in 
passed quality, large size, firm, thick orange flesh, strong rind, and 
heavy netting. Vines are vigorous and very productive considering 
the size of the melons. Fruits are nearly round, 6% x7 in., and 
weigh 4 to 5 lbs. The rind is blue-gray, turning golden when ripe, 
with sparse but prominent and clear-cut netting. Ribs are faint or 
entirely lacking. Flesh is of excellent flavor and edible to the rind. 
Seed cavity is quite compact. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
H 82 days. (Orange Flesh) Also 
561 Lake Champlain known as Golden Champlain. _ 
Valued for its unusual earliness. Melons are almost round, medium 
sized, moderately netted and deeply ribbed. Flesh is thick, sweet 
and golden orange. Does well in all soils, and because of its early 
maturity is especially valuable where growing seasons are short. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 
110 days. (Green Flesh) The well- 
555 Honey Dew known green-fleshed melon for warm 
climates; will not do well in the North or East. Smooth, ivory- 
colored skin when ripe; rich, very sweet emerald-green flesh. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
96 days. (Salmon Flesh) A 
delicious, large, oblong, green- 
ish yellow melon with an exquisite netting. Attractive salmon- 
colored flesh of superb sweet flavor. The quality is very good. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.20. 
j 96 days. (Salmon Flesh) A large size, main- 
584 Tip Top crop melon, varying in shape from round to 
slightly oblong. The pale green skin is ribbed and lightly netted. 
Deep salmon, sweet, spicy flesh. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) Me- 
559 Queen of Colorado dium sized, mostly oval- 
shaped fruits with pearly gray shell and medium, corky netting. 
The flesh is bright orange, of a most pleasing but somewhat 
different flavor, the edible portion extending practically to the rind. 
94 days. (Salmon Flesh) Banana-shaped 
fruits which attain a length of 15 to 20 in. and 
a diameter of 3 to 5 in. Sweet salmon flesh of a dry and delicate 
flavor. Skin is smooth, slate-gray turning to lemon-yellow when 
ripe. Grown chiefly as a novelty. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
H 90 days. (Orange Flesh) An outstand- 
567 imperial 45 ing melon in which disease resistance 
and high quality have been successfully combined. The most 
popular of all commercial varieties because of its excellent shipping 
qualities and resistance to powdery mildew. Fruits are oval, 6 in, 
long, with thick, orange flesh. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 1% lb. $1.10. 
How to Grow Muskmelons ° 
The most suitable soil is a rich, warm, sandy 
loam. Sow the seed after the ground has warmed up, 
putting 8 to 10 seeds in groups, allowing 2 to 3 in. be- 
tween the seeds and cover with 1 in. of fine soil. The 
_groups should be spaced 4 to 6 ft. apart each way. Thin 
to 2 or 3 plants to a group after the plants are well 
established. Well-rotted manure dug into the soil where 
seeds are to be planted and side dressings of commercial 
fertilizer after the plants have begun to grow are 
usually beneficial. A pkt. will plant 12 groups, 1 oz. 
about 50 groups or so-called “hills.” 
